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Title
Wigan War Memorial
Date
1925
Medium
clipsham stone
Measurements
H 1342 x W 670 x D 670 cm
Accession number
WN1_ML_S500
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Custodian
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
17th October 1925
Listing date
24/10/51
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription inset on bronze plaques, on the south side facing Wallgate: REMEMBER THE MEN OF WIGAN WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES TO THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945; north side facing All Saints Church: A GOOD LIFE HATH BUT A FEW DAYS / BUT A GOOD NAME LIVETH FOR EVER.